Disabling gas firing weapon



Feb. 21, 1933. A. s. AILES DISABLING GAS FIRING WEAPON Filed April 6,1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l Feb. 21, 1933. A. s. AILES DISABLING GAS FIRINGWEAPON Filed April 6, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 21, 1933UNETED STATES ADRIAN S. AILES, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO- THE LAKEERIE CHEMICAL COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIODISABLING GAS FIRING WEAPON Application filed April 6, 1932. Serial No.603,625.

This invention relates to improvements in safety devices for that classof weapons which fire irritating and disabling gases, for example, gasesof the tear gas type, and

more particularly to portable gas fired weapons which are carried byindividuals, such as gas guns, gas pistols, gas pistol fountain pens,policemens billys, etc.

An object of the invention is to provide a safety device which willprevent the weapon from being discharged, should it be accidentallyactuated.

A further object is to provide a gas fired weapon with a safety devicewhich can be operated by the hand which discharges the weapon.

A further object is to provide a gas fired weapon which may be safelycarried in the pocket.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in theart upon reading the specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 illustrates an enlarged view of onetype of pocket gas pistol or gas gun with a preferred type of movablesafety device in the safe position, and the firing pin knob in theretracted position recess;

Fig. 2 is the same as Fig. 1, with the firing pin knob against thesafety device;

Fig. 3 is the same as Fig. 1, after the pistol or gun has been firedwith the safety device turned back, and the firing pin knob in adischarge position;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 44, of Fig. 2,showing a cartridge in the barrel, and the firing pin spaced therefromand held back by the safety device;

Fig. 5 is a view partly in section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3, showingthe cartridge in the barrel with the firing pin against the end of thecartridge;

Fig. 6 is a view of a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1, showing thefiring pin knob 5 in the recess;

Fig. 7 is a view of a section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 2, with the firingpin against the safety device;

Fig. 8 is a view of a section on the line 88 of Fig. 3, with the safetydevice turned back, and the firing pin knob in the discharged position,and also showing a section of the spring which actuates the firing PFigs. 9 and 10 are side and edge views of one type of safety deviceshownin Figs. 1 to 8 inclusive;

Fig. 11 is a broken view of the right hand portion of Fig. 1, with thefiring pin knob pressed back in the small detent in the recess in whichit is apt to be forced should the firing pin knob get caught in theclothing upon inserting the gun or pistol in ones pocket, and alsoshowing a portion of a groove in which the safety ring is retained;

Fig. 12 is a plan view of a gas gun or pistol with another type ofmovable safety device, with the firing pin retracted.

Fig. 13 is a view partly in section of the gun or pistol shown in Fig.12, showing a section of the safety device and the spring pressed steelball which engages the safety device;

Fig. 14 is a sectional view on the line 1414, of Fig. 13, showing amovable safety bar, which latter is provided with notches as describedhereafter, and with a safety bar in the safe position and engaged by thespring pressed steel ball;

Fig. 15 is a sectional view on the line 1414, of Fig. 13, with a safetybar in a. discharge position, and engaged by the spring pressed steelball, and with the large notch on the cartridge side of the safety barin position to permit an unobstructed forward movement of the firingpin;

Fig. 16 is a broken View of still another type of safety device, whichlatter engages the knob of the firing pin, and showing the safety devicewithdrawn, in dotted lines;

Fig. 17 is a plan view of a gas pistol foun tain pen, on which is placeda. movable ring safety device as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 10 inclusive;and

Fig. 18 is a plan view of a gas firing policemans billy with a movablesafety ring thereon, such as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 10 inclusive.

In Fig. 1, a portable gas gun or gas pistol has a detachable barrel 1,and a handle portion 2. The handle 2 is provided with a slot 3 in whichthe firing pin moves, and an oil'- set 4 in which the firing pin isnormally retained; the knob 7 is shown in the off-set recess 4, and issecured to the firing pin 8. A movable safety device, in thismodification shown as a knurled ring 9 surrounds the handle 2, and isshown as placed in a groove 10, which latter does not completelyencircle the handle 2, as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 6, and 7. Thering 9 is preferably made of hard tempered steel and fits snugly in thegroove 10 but which may be easily moved just before firing by the thumbor finger of the hand that holds the pistol. The ring 9 is normallymoved to the safety position shown in Fig. 1, and when in this positionthe gun or pistol may be safely carried in the pocket without any riskof its being accidentally discharged. Upon inserting the gun or pistolin ones pocket, if the knob 7 should get caught upon the clothing itwould probably first be pressed back along a straight line, and would beretained in the detent 5 as shown in Fig. 11, from which latter positionit would later be released and spring back into the position shown inFig. 1; if the knob 7 should be dislodged fromits position shown in Fig.1, and be moved into the long channel 6 of the slot 3, the knob wouldstrike against the safety ring 9 as shown in Figs. 2, 4, and 7.

The handle portion 2 of the gun, or pistol, is provided with a groove10, shown in Fig. 11, into which is sprung the hard steel incompletering 9, which in this modification constitutes the safety device, thering 9 fits sufficiently tight within the space 10 so as not to be tooeasily moved, but which may be moved by the thumb or finger of the handwhich grasps the gun or pistol; normally, the safety ring 9 is in theposition shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the ends of the ring 9 being separatedby a space 11 greater than the diameter of the stem 13 of the firing pinknob 7 which permits the spring tempered ring 9 to be sprung into thegrooves, and so that the stem 13 of said knob will have sufi'icient roomto pass through said space 11 freely when it is desired to fire the gunor pistol, see Fig. 9; upon turning the safety ring 9 by the thumb orfinger into the position shown in- Figs. 3, and 8 the gun or pistol maybe readily fired, and the firing pin 8 propelled by the spring 14 willstrike the primer of the cartridge 12 as shown in Fig. 5, thereby firingsaid cartridge.

In themodification shown in Figs. 12 to 15 inclusive, a safety bar 20 isprovided with small detents 22, 23, on one side, in either of which isadapted to rest a small steel ball 21 pressed by a spring 24 andretained in position by the screw 25; the other side of the safety bar20 is provided with a large notch 26 shown in Fig; 14, the notch 26being sufficiently large and positioned so that when the safety bar .20is moved to the position shown in Fig. 15 the firing pin 8 will have anunobstructed movement towards the cartridge when the gun or pistol isfired as shown in Fig. 15; the safety bar 20 may be readily moved toeither position shown in Figs. 14 and 15 by the thumb or finger of thehand which holds the gun or pistol.

In the modification shown in Fig. 16, a safety pin 30 is constructed tomove through the metal wall of the handle, the inner end of the safetypin 30 locking the knob stem of the firing pin in the retracted recess;the safety pin 30 may be readily moved by the thumb or finger of thehand which holds the pistol, and upon withdrawing said safety pin to theposition shown at 33, the knob 7 may be actuated to discharge the gun orpistol.

In Fig. 17, a gas fired fountain pen pistol is provided with a safetyring 9 of the type illustrated in Figs. 1 to 10 inclusive, and isoperated by the thumb or finger in the same manner as described above.The safety devices shown in Figs. 12 to 16 may also be applied to gasfired fountain pen weapons.

In Fig. 18, is illustrated one type of a policemans billy provided witha safety ring 9 of the type illustrated in Figs. 1 to 10 inclusive, andis operated in the same manner as described under said figures. Thesafety devices shown in Figs. 12 to 16 may also be applied to gas firedpolicemans billy weapons.

I claim 1. A disabling gas firing weapon comprising a handle portion, abarrel portion, a firing pin in said handle, a knob on said firing pin,a slot in said handle, said knob passing through said slot, an off-setsafety recess to said slot, two notches in said recess, a first notchadapted to normally-receive said knob when said knob is in the safetyretracted position, a second notch constituting a detent opposite saidfirst notch and adapted to re ceive and temporarily retain said knobwhen said knob is accidentally displaced from said first notch.

2. A disabling gas firing weapon, comprising a spring actuated firing.pin, a slot in said weapon, a firing pin handle passing through saidslot, a split ring on said weapon, said ring constituting a safetydevice, means to limit the movement of said ring, said ring adapted tobe moved across said slot to prenotch.

In testimony whereof I hereby afiix my signature. ADRIAN S. AILES.

